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Ohio Jewish chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1931-08-28

Ohio Jewish Chronicle. (Columbus, Ohio), 1931-08-28, page 01

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and
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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER FOR THE JEWISH HOME
VOL. XV—No. 35
COLUMBUS, OHIO, AUGU.ST 28, 1931
Per Year $3.00; Per Copy loc
BytheWay By David Schwartz
IVREEYOH TO HOLD FIRST
MEETING OF SEASON
SEPTEMBER 2ND
East and West
You remember that "Cross of Gold" speech-which won the Democratic nomi¬ nation for Bryan. The East, you recall, was at tlic time for the Gold Standard, and ont of the West came the champions for silver.
Bryan ^ was warnhig against the peril of listening too keenly to the East's re¬ actions and ignoring the West. "Burn down your great cities of the East," and the country will go along pretty much the same. But burn dowii your prairies, and your big'cities will droop and fade away. That, in effect, was the gist of his great harangue.
He Always Capitalized And there was and is unquestioi'iably some measure of truth in it. Those of us who dweir in New York are apt to exaggerate its importance. We feel that it is the hub of things, and out of it radiate all things that make for signifi¬ cance.
There is a story they tclf about a cer¬ tain well knowii English-Jewish writer. For obvious reason, I do not care to mention his name. But this \vritcr has achieved a large measure of his success by writing on religious themes.
Well, one day, so the story goes, he was in a printing shop, and the printer raised the question whether the word 'God" should be capitalized. Thereupon this writer remarked, "t always capitalize God."
And I have an idea that this anecdote contains no little measure of truth about New York. It capitalizes on things— perhaps more than serving them. Where Hebrew Flouriahes .Take the city of Minneapolis, in which this 13 being written. Sonic fifteen hun¬ dred miles from New York, and yet- there are more children proportionately receiving a Jewish education in Minne¬ apolis than in New York.
One Talmud Torah, presided over by Dr. George J. Gordon, has an enrollment of over DP» children. The instruction is [vrith ba Ivrith. The school is modern m every aspect, even to the inclusion of a swimmmg pool. I dare say, that all of these children could be transplanted m Palestine and would feel ¦ perfectly at home there. Certainly, they would have no language difficulties. Yet they are thoroughly American^as purely Ameri¬ can, it seems to me, as were those early Puritans, who, too, were fond of dis¬ course in the tongue of the Hebrew prophets.
Shock Absorbers He has ideas—this man, Gordon. He conceives the .functions of a good Talmud Torah to be not only the institution in Hebrew and Jewish culture, but to act as religious shock absorber. I had never thought of a Talmud Torah serving as shock absorber, but let Dr. Gordon ex¬ plain.
"Some years ago, you recall the evolu¬ tion fight in Tennessee. My young son reading the papers asked mc why all the fuss about, evolution. He couldn't see how it imperiled any of the foundations of faith.
",'Doc5 not the Talmud say,' asked my son, "that "adam kof liu, vazanav haya talu baachorav," that "man was an ape, and a tail hung from, his back"?'" Darwin and the Talmud Agree I confess that I had never heard before of such a saying in the Talmud. I don't believe Darwin ever made a more radical statement in line with his theory of evo¬ lution than this utterance of the Talmud, and yet how few of us are acquainted with It.
It is time that some scholar really got up some outline that would give us some genuine idea of the contentsof the Tal¬ mud. I have read a few that cssayc<l to do this, but to me, they have all been disappointments.
This is notably true of the typical col¬ lections ot Talmudic aphorisms. Scanty as my knowledge of the Talmud is, I be¬ lieve that I could compile a better col¬ lection than most of these are.
Wanted—A Beat Seller It is a work that, it seems to me, cries aloud to be done, and I think it requires for its consummation a man who knows the-Talmud and whose mind is fully abreast of the modern current. Such a work, it seems to riie, ought easily to prove a best seller. Do you want the sex angle, which seems to be a sine quo non of the best seller of today? There is plenty of that in the Talmud. The Talmud, too, was contemporary with : the birth of Christianity. What does this contemporary document say of that faith?
I nominate for the work of writing a best seller on the Talmud, Dr. Moses Hadas, of the chair of Greek at Colum¬ bia, who is also principal of the Hebrew Union College for Teachers. .. A Rabbi—Like Beethoven A good story that I heard here the other day concerns a Jewish rabbi, who was much of a deceiver, and managed to get himself elected to a position, before his congregation really knew him.
He was, of course, a disappointment, and one of tlie shrewder members of the congregation took it upon himself to diplomatically effect his removal,
"Rabbi," he said, "we like you very much, but really, you are too good for a town of this small size. You ought to be in London or New York. There you would be appreciated to the limit."
"That's true," answered (he rabbi, "I am cut out for a bigger sphere than this, but I have a contract."
"O, that's alright, rabbi, don't let that worry yo^,. I'll fix it, so that yoil can break your contract."
"But if I go to a larger city, I'll need references."
"Don't let that worry you, rabbi. I'll ..see that you get the very be^ of recom¬ mendations from our congreijations."
To make a !oiv{ story/less long, the rabbi obtained these recl^niendations and (Continued on page 4)
The Ivreeyoh Society will hold its first meeting of the -season at the Deshler- Wallick Hotel Oil Wednesday aftcmooii, Sept. 2nd, al 2 o'clock. Dr. B. W. Ab¬ ramson will be the guest speaker. Re¬ freshments will be served.
The Ruminagc Sale of which Mrs. I'Viedland is chairnian will take place the early part of Scpteml)er. Mrs. Friedland
being assiStcd by Mrs. A. Rosen. Any one having rummage, kindly call the above ladies.
The annual treat for the children of the Hebrew School will be held under the auspices of the Ivreeyoh. The date will be announced later by Mr. Metch¬ nick, the principal.
Tickets arc now available for the card party which is scheduled for Wednesckiy, October alst. The affair will be held at the Deshler-Wallick Tfotel, and tickets can be procured from any meniber of the Ivreeyoh, at the iiominal sum of 150c.
Mrs. A. W. Robins is chairman for this affair, and she will be assisted by Mrs. I. W. Garek.
Robert Szold Confident American Zionists Will Support Newly Elected Leaders
Z. O. A. Head Declares Proceedings at Basle Resulted in Adoption
Ot American Program and Marked Departure from Policy of
Whittling Down Zionist Aims and Jewish Rights
Tickets for Agudath Achim
Holiday Services Now on
Sale Daily
The Agudath Acliini Congregation is indeed most fortunate in having for its" cantor during the coming high holidays the same beloved and rdspected Rev. Ansel Freedman who officiated last year.: Cnntor Freedman, whose popularity is already nation-wide, will chant the serv¬ ices and Rabbi Isaac Werne will- deliver the holiday sermons and lectures.
Assisting Cantor Frecdniaii will be his well-trained Choir to which stall this year has been added the well-known singer, Mr. Sam Fine, formerly with the East Broad St. Temple Choir.
The texts of the rabbi's discourses will be published in. a forthcoming issue of tbe Chronicle. The big demand for seats has compelled the officers of the congre¬ gation to make the, following announce- iiieiit to all its members as well as to the entire community.:
Special Announeenient
''By order of the Board of Trustees, admission to the High Holiday Services at the'Congregation Agudath Achim will be by ticket) only. Both members and non-members. must present tickets to he admitted and seated. .
"Children under five years of age will also not be permitted to enter the Syna¬ gogue. Special services for children be¬ tween the ages of five and fourteen will be held in the Junior Congregation, downstairs. Please see- that your child attends these services.
(Signed) The Board of Trustees."
Those who have not as yet procured their tickets, are urged to do so immedi¬ ately. The Seat Committee will be in the office of the Synagogue every eve¬ ning from 7 to 0 o'clock and on all day Sunday.
LANCASTER SISTERHOOD
WILL HOLD ANNUAL
PICNIC AUG. 30th
The annual picnic of the B'nai Israel Sisterhood will be held on Suntlay, August 30th, at Crystal Springs, just five miles south of Lancaster. Elaborate preparations have been made for this event. There will he card games for those who wish to play, and dancing to the tune of a snappy orchestra. Many features of entertainment have been ar¬ ranged for both young and old.
A cordial invitation is extended to the Columbus Jewish community as well as the surrounding towns.
Remember the picnic place on Sunday, August 30th. Bring your family and friends.
SOKOLOVITCH, OLDEST JEW IN POLAND, DEAD AT 110
VILNA. POLAND—(J, T. A.)^Zal- nian Sokolovitch, Poland's oldest )cw, died suddenly here today at the age oi 110. Mr, Sokoloyitch. who,was a mer¬ chant, wasactiveuntil the last day.
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NKW YORK—Confidence thai the next canvciUion of the Zionist Organira- tion of America would uphold the ncwly- cleetcd Woi-ld Zionist Executive as well as the present Administration of the Z. O. A., was expressed by Robert Szold, Chairman of Administration of the American Organi?:ation and Vice-Chair¬ man of the Council of the Jcwi,sh Agency, upon his return from Europe where he had attended the Zionist Con¬ gress and the meeting of the Jewish Agency in Baste.
"I ani sure tliat (he Zionists of America are, not interested in individiials who are reluctant to accept the decisions of the Zionist Congress." Mr, SzoM declared. He expressed his belief that the grtat body oi American Zionists "will have no patience with those disgruntled persons who are either openly or covertly al- lacking those elected to the leadership,
"With the passage ot time, since the adjourniiieiit of the Seventeenth Zionist Congress," Mr. Szold said, "haa come opportunity foF better perspective and truer appraisal of the results than wa: possible at the ihonicnt.. It is now gen erally believed that the decisions of the Congress were, on the whole, wise and .forward-looking. , .
"A popular assembly, sue).) as the Con¬ gress, by its nature cannot go into de¬ tails. It can only indicate hroad lines of policy: This is so in any popular as¬ sembly, and particularly true of the Con¬ gress, at which representatives of Jewish communities from over forty different countries, speaking diverse languages and reared in widely differing environments, gather once in two years for a brici period of two to three weeks" to consider the co'irse of developments of the Zion¬ ist movement and to legislate for the ensuing period.
Congress Inaugurated Policy Changcg "The Seventeenth Zionist Congress was important in respect to tbe changes of policy adopted and the new lines of departure laid down. There was a defi¬ nite break with the policy of whittling down the aims of the .Zionist movement, its ideals and its rights under the Bal¬ four Declaration nnd the Mandate by Great Britain. Henceforth, those Zion¬ ists who had become disheartened or weakened in effort by what they regarded as a loosening of the fibre of the move¬ ment may proceed in their work for Palestine with courage renewed and laitrT unabated by fears of attempts to belittle the,scope of the movement.
"The situation is- difficult, tp be sure. It may even be' that the new Executive will have no great achievements to re¬ port at the next Congress. But at least the body of Zionists will have confidence that there will be no conscious diminu¬ tion of aim and that diminution of rights rc-snlting in the binding or thwarting of Zionist efforts for generations to come will not be given assent. The Congress indicated plainly tbat its representatives must represent the Jewish people, rather than come before it as the advocates of others whose interests may not be the same as those of the Jewish people. This attitude will, no doubt, result in the slrengthcning of. Zionist lines generally.
"The Congress, on the other hand, was moderate in its conclusions. Its position was -fair from extremist or reckless, as has been alleged by some. Newspaper reports of the time quite naturally re¬ flected primarily the few dramatic inci¬ dents that- occurred during the Congress, as these made up the best 'news' of the day. However, the radical resolutions offered by the Revisionists were definitely rejected. Discussions at the Congress were long and careful, and proceeded generally on a very high plane. They were preceded, particularly in America, by exhaustive preliminary consideration. Congress Accepted American Program "The program adopted by the Con¬ gress, after patient debate, was practi¬ cally the same as that adopted almost wnanimously by the National Executive Committee of the Z. O. A. last April. Indeed, if there be recklessness, it is mainly on the part of those who make such charges against the Congress, and especially those who, immediately l>efore the Congress, demanded a break with the Mandatory Power, and privately schemed for the disruption of the Jewish Agency —an attitude which the Congress did not for a moment consider,".
Mr. Szold heartily approved tbe deci¬ sion of the Congress to separate the po¬ litical and economic activities for the upbuilding of Eretz Israel. "This pro¬ gram," Mr. Szold said, "was first pro¬ posed by. United States Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis a decade ago and was sponsored at, the Congress by the American delegation. It was adopted hv , an overwhelming majority. A defi-
EAST BROAD ST. TEMPLE MAKES IMPORTANT AN¬ NOUNCEMENT
nitcly constructive and benevolent atti¬ tude toward private enterprise to he not entirely dependent upon organizational operation or tutelage, is now put for¬ ward in the hqt>e and belief that the free play of the economic forces directed or channeled by such energy, capital, intel¬ lectual fertility of resource and devotion as Jews can give, will afford' a great impetus for the upbuilding of the Jewi.sh National Home.
' "This requires planning and constant attention to the economic sphere. It docs not by any means imply the minimizing of the efforts of the Keren Haycsod (Palestine Foundation Fund) and the cren Kayemeth (Jewi.sh Nalional Fund) for it will still continue to be essential to raise public funds for land purchase, health, education, immigration, and for ii^ricuhural and colonization purposes. Nor is it in any sense an anti-labor policy. Far from it, as ultimately the program can only result in the increase of the efforts in behalf of labor. It docs mean, however, that the budget of the Jewish Agency will be so arranged as not to prevent attention toi the economic development of Palestine as a whole, and to the growing opportunities for Jewish ciipitai and Jewish ability., Emainicl Neumann, the American .member of the new Executive, is expected to give bis pnrtjcular attention to the developnient of this work.
The emphasis on the sound econoiiiic development was not the only definitely .'American contribution to the Congress. In many other respects, the .^nlcrican delegation played a very important role at the Congress. It is necessary to em¬ phasize this because of the repealed at¬ tempts which have heen made to minimize our part. The American delegation stood out as, a whole, despite the attempts of the few dissenters whose efforts to cre¬ ate a separate group failed abortively.^ The /Vmericans constituted the backbone of the major group of general Zionists, and this group, by and large, dominated the major decisions of the Congress.
"The American members of; the Polit¬ ical Committee were decisive factors in its work. The constantly recurring cri¬ ses in the Pcrmanenzansehuss^ (Standing Comniittee of the Congress) were solved largely with the aid of the American members. Prior to the Congre.ss there had been a rather widespread attack bn the American Zionists on account of the decreased contributions tb the Keren Hayesod. Few Europeans, however, had realized the extent of the remittances from America to Palestine until tlie fig'- urcs released by Morris Rothenberg, Chairnian of the .¦\merican Palestine Campaign, indicated that since the Six¬ teenth Zionist Congress in Zurich, Ameri¬ can Jews have sent over seven million dollars to Palestine for various pnrpo-ses. Neither did they realize that it is to the credit of[ the present Administration of the Z. O. A. that the money-raising ef¬ forts this year were promptly and .vig¬ orously taken in hand and i>ro-Palestine farces were mobilized everywhere, with the result that, despite poorer business conditions this year as compared with last, the .'Vmerican Palestine Campaign has already, long before the end of the year, remitted in cash for the budget in Palestine, more than was forwarded dur¬ ing the whole of last year."
in concluding, Mr. Szqld said, "The Congress is over. The decisions have been made. Zionists, as good soldiers, loyal to the cause, will support the deci¬ sions. Nahum Sokolow, the newly elected president of the World Zionist Organi¬ zation,"" and the new Executive must be given a fair chance to carry out the dic¬ tates of the Congress. There is nothing more petty than the undercover sniping in which a few have indulge<h The new lixecutivc is composed of men of abil¬ ity. They are principally young men, and this is a merit which is a coinfort to the thoughtful, for in electing young men, tlie Congress is permitting new in¬ dividuals to come forward and to train for future leadership. I fully believe the Z. O. A. will stand squarely behind the new .¦\dministration. The opportunity has now come to the movement for peace and unity, and above all—despite hard times—for constructive work in Pales¬ tine."
Congregation Tifereth Israel announces that no person, whether member or non-member, will be admitted to services dur¬ ing the coming High Holidays^ except upon presentation of a Card of Admittance.
All membera nnd non-mem¬ bers -who expect to attend ar^
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\
J urged to see Sol Koth, Secretary. \
3 at once (Phone EV. 2925); or (
J I. H. Schlezinger, President ¦ f
(Phono Ad. 9452). {
The above rule will be inflex- (
ible and will be enforced with ^
regard to both members and 3
non-members: Every person at- :
\ tending services must have a |
j Card of Admittance. ;
B'nai B'rith to Hold First
Meeting of Season at East
Broad St. Temple
Ohio National Bank Becomes
a $56,000,000 Financial
Institution
Merges With First Citizens'
Trust Co. Into a Single
National Bank
SOUNDNESS OF ALL COLS. BANKS NOW ASSURED
Columbus became civically conscious of its civic solidarity,' Monday, and broke into enthusiastic expression over the. gen¬ eral ilmsincss situation in which the city finds itself, especially with reference to banking.
This expression followed those of the Columbus Clearing House Association and the Federal Reserve Bank' of Cleve¬ land, all centering on the consolidation of
I SOUNDNESS OF COLUMBUS
BANKS ATTESTED BY CLEARING HOUSE
Zion Lodge No. 0!:!, B'nai B'rith, in or¬ der to uphold its reputation as one of tht most active and progressive lodges in the entire district,' must kcL:p this philan¬ thropic organization of Columbus at the forefront of B'nai B'rith activities.
With this in view the ofificcrs of the lodge are planning a series of events for the coming season uniiaralleled in th'; history of the Order. Robert Mellman, vice-president and chairman of entertahi- ment. ccmmiittcc, is now making plans for educational meetings with outstanding speakers, luuciue entertainments, and Jew¬ ish musical programs.
Jack WoJstciii, chairinan of the meet¬ ing hall committee, has announced that the first. fall membership meeting w;ill take place September 14th al the East Broad Street Temple. This meeting will be for members only with an added treat the. form of a smoker and refresh¬ ments. , Interesting reports from Zion Lodge delegates to the district convention will feature the evening's program. It is hoped that a large turnout of the mem¬ bership of. Zion Lodge will be present at this first meeting of the fall season, Sep¬ tember Nth, at the East Broad Street Temple, 135'! East Broad Street.
Admission to Bryden Road Temple
Evening Holiday Services by
Card Only
Bryden Road Temple will open its season with services for New Year's Day. The services for the Eve of Rosh Hashonah will be held on Friday evening, Septeniber Hth, at 8:00 P. M., and for the Nevtf Year's Day these services will take place on Saturday morning, September 12th, at 10:00,
Owing to the limited capacity ot the Temple auditorium, it will be necessary, as last year, to permit attendance to evening services by ticket only. Tickets of admission will be issued only to members of the congre¬ gation and their families, Shoul^ anyone who is not now a member wish to join before the holidays, they should get in touch with Max Harmon, Chairman of Membership Committee, 413 Fairwood Avenue, Fairfax 1534, or the Teinple. office, Fairfax 7838, as soon as possible.
In addition to the regular services mentioned above for adtdts^ there will be a special New Year's Day service for children under confirmation age on Saturday. September I2th, at 0:00 A, M, ¦Ag ¦.. If , V .. ng- v ~ V --¦¦^''" .j" •'^'"¦'"i ¦¦¦ "''^—^
Beth Jacob Congregation
Now Selling Seats for
High Holidayg
On Sunday, August yOth, from 2 tb 0 P. M., and during the week from T P. M. to 9 P. M., the Beth Jacob Synagogue will be open to sell tickets for the high holiday services. Members are urged to make their reservations as soon as pos¬ sible to obtain tbeir tickets and statements now oil file with the secretary. Non- members who have not as yet reserved seats, arc asked to do so immediately in order to avoid the last minute rush, and disappointment in the choice of good seats.
The Beth Jacob Congregation is most fortunate this year to have Cantor Sol onion Grodner as its cantor for the High Holidays. Rabbi Leopold Greenwald will deliver the holiday sermons and lectures, announcements of which will be publislved in the forthcoming issues of the Chron¬ icle.
HACHNOSIS ORCHIftI SOCIETY TO MEET THURSDAY EVENING
A regular meeting of the Ladies' Hach nosis Orchim Society will be held on Thursday evening, September 3rd, at
\ Having in mind the disturbed j
\ conditions generally, the un- f
[ founded rumors that arc current }
p and the malicious gossip on the ]
: streets, the Columbus Clearing E
[ House Association, which knows \
\ thoroughly, through its regular 1
1 examiners^ the exact condition of *
[ every mcinbcr bank, feels that it (
I should, as a duty to the Colum- ]
\ ^s public, state, over its signa- ;
; ture and that of each of its i
( members, that its examiners' ^
5 records prove conclusively that i
J each and every member bank is *
; sound and solvent. We believe (
I that Columbus has every reason, ]
5 "as wc. have, to feel full confi- s
f dcncc in its Clearing House (
( banks. ^
\ The Columbus Clearing House 3
1 Association (Signed). = 1 The Huntington National Bank, J By B. GWynne Huntington, I Vice President. I The Ohio National Bank. 5 By Edwin Buchanan, Prea. J The City Natl. Bk. & Trust Co., j By Foster Copeland, Chairman I of the Board. } The First Citizens' Trust Co., By Walter A. Fox, Vice Pres. The Columbus Savings Ba.nk,
Farewell i Party Tendered
Hirsch Manischewltz by
Local Rabbi
On-Monday, August ITtli, a score of speaker and viW admirers paid tribute to Hirsch Manischewltz at a farewell din¬ ner given in his honor at the Hotel Sin- ton, Cincinnati. Mr. Manischewitz who has lived it\ Cincinnati for the past forty years is leaving" that city for permanent residence in New York where, the de¬ partment of .Public 'Relations of the Manischewitz Matzoh Company is to be located in conjunction with its new plant in Jersey City.
Last Tuesday evening Mr, Mani¬ schewitz stopped off for three days in Colnmbus with his wife and family where he was entertained.at a dinner tendered iu his honor at the home of Rabbi Leo-. pold Greenwald. Among those who ac¬ companied Mr. Manisch»witz from Cin¬ cinnati and were guests at the dinner were the following:. Mr. and Mrs. J. Schmidt, editor of the Every Friday; Mr. and Mrs. I. Weiss, Mr. and Mrs. G. Weiser, Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Schiflf, Mr. P. Gordon, and Rev. I, Bergman.
Among the Columbus friends of Mr. Manischewitz who were present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Z, Neustadt, Mrs. M. Neustadt, Mr. David Neustadt, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schiff, Mr. and Mrs. Saul Schiff. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Schiff, Mr. and Mrs. C, H, Furnian, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Solove, Mr. and Mr.";, Wm. Co¬ hen, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Beim, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Shustick.
Hirsch Manischewitz
Mr, Manischewitz, scion of that illus¬ trious family, was born in Cincinnati,^ wliere he received his early education. He completed his studies in Palestine, wliere he was ordained as Rabbi, though he has iiever followed it as a profession.
The famous Manischewitz Matzoh Company is now in the process of erect¬ ing tbe greatest matzoh baking factory in the country, The building when com¬ pleted will occupv eight floors and be eijuipped with il.^ latest and most mod¬ ern machinery for the production of matzoli and kindred products.
The new plant is located in Jersey City, close to the Hudson River, enabling them to ship via water to the various neighboring states.
The great demand for the products of the Maiiiscliewitz company grew to such an;extent tbat they were obliged to build a factory close to the market, as most of their customers are in the East.
The present matzoh plants in Cincin¬ nati ami Chicago will continue to operate as Ijcfore, taking care of the Western market. With these three matzoh fac¬ tories inopcratinn, tlie Manischewitz firm will be in a position to take care of the great demand for matzoh products in the United States,
The new eastern plant will make it possible for the Manischewitz company to supply the export trade to much greater satisfaction. The news of the erection of this new plant caused consid¬ erable comment and'elation among Jew
(
I By Bert S. Dickson, President.
I The Market Exchange Bank, j
j By John W. Scidenaticker, \
1 President. . i
J The Northern Savings Bank j
' and the Fifth Avenue Savings (
I Bank, associate members of the- 5
1 Clearing House, have given their '
t indorsement to the above.
the Ohio National Bank and the First Citizens' Trust Company into a great ii=[>(i,000,000 bank named the Ohio Na¬ tional, which began functioning last Monday morning. .
The, Clearing House action especially , came in for a large share of commenda¬ tion.
"Every Member Bank Sound''
Headed by a statement of the Columbus Clearing House Association that "each and every member bant was sound and solvent" as determined' by its examiners, and followed by a companion statement < by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleve¬ land, head of the Fourth Federal Dis¬ trict, in which Colunibus is located, Co¬ lumbus business men, professional men and others followed with expressions of thoughtful appreciation of the sound con¬ dition of Columbus banking. ¦
The Federal Reserve Bank, through George DcCamp, chairman of its board of directors, said of the Columbus Clear¬ ing House statement:
Satisfactory to Federal Reserve
"The Federal Reserve Bank....views with much satisfaction the statement of the Columbus Clearing House Association ... .the banks have the confidence pf the Federal Reserve Bank and are in a posi¬ tion to avail themselves of the full meas¬ ure of its support."
Business and civic association leaders:. were among the first to come forward with expressions of appreciation of the situation that Columbus banks were en-
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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND
:3» ...lock at .„eAg.da,h Achin, hon- ^ ^^r<^J:^ ^^.^Z^Z^
gregation.
I firm making such splendid progress.
1 "The Federal Reserve Bank of
E Cleveland is greatly interested
I in the general banking situation 1. .throughout the Fourth Federal
[ Reserve District, and views
I with much satisfaction the state-
] merit of the Clearing House As-
\ sociation of the city of Colum-
t bus.
I "The action, within itself, evi-
) dcnces a co-ordination of bank-
\ ing strength and the spirit of
{ co-operation, in considering the
1 interests of the business public
J of the city.
( "The Clearing House banks of
[ Columbus have the confldencc of
1 the Federal Reserve Bank of (
: Cleveland and are in position to (
( avail themselves of the full )
^ measure of its support. :
I <Signcd> "George DeCamp,
\ Chairman of Board,
S "Federal Reserve Bank of
[ Cleveland."
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joying. They were "followed by state, city and county ofilicials and leading lay¬ men of ^U sections of the city.
"Twtay's announcement of the bank
consolidatioi) clears the atmosphere hi
Columbus definitely and for all time,"
said Charles E. Nixon, president of the.
(Continued on page (>)

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BytheWay By David Schwartz
IVREEYOH TO HOLD FIRST
MEETING OF SEASON
SEPTEMBER 2ND
East and West
You remember that "Cross of Gold" speech-which won the Democratic nomi¬ nation for Bryan. The East, you recall, was at tlic time for the Gold Standard, and ont of the West came the champions for silver.
Bryan ^ was warnhig against the peril of listening too keenly to the East's re¬ actions and ignoring the West. "Burn down your great cities of the East," and the country will go along pretty much the same. But burn dowii your prairies, and your big'cities will droop and fade away. That, in effect, was the gist of his great harangue.
He Always Capitalized And there was and is unquestioi'iably some measure of truth in it. Those of us who dweir in New York are apt to exaggerate its importance. We feel that it is the hub of things, and out of it radiate all things that make for signifi¬ cance.
There is a story they tclf about a cer¬ tain well knowii English-Jewish writer. For obvious reason, I do not care to mention his name. But this \vritcr has achieved a large measure of his success by writing on religious themes.
Well, one day, so the story goes, he was in a printing shop, and the printer raised the question whether the word 'God" should be capitalized. Thereupon this writer remarked, "t always capitalize God."
And I have an idea that this anecdote contains no little measure of truth about New York. It capitalizes on things— perhaps more than serving them. Where Hebrew Flouriahes .Take the city of Minneapolis, in which this 13 being written. Sonic fifteen hun¬ dred miles from New York, and yet- there are more children proportionately receiving a Jewish education in Minne¬ apolis than in New York.
One Talmud Torah, presided over by Dr. George J. Gordon, has an enrollment of over DP» children. The instruction is [vrith ba Ivrith. The school is modern m every aspect, even to the inclusion of a swimmmg pool. I dare say, that all of these children could be transplanted m Palestine and would feel ¦ perfectly at home there. Certainly, they would have no language difficulties. Yet they are thoroughly American^as purely Ameri¬ can, it seems to me, as were those early Puritans, who, too, were fond of dis¬ course in the tongue of the Hebrew prophets.
Shock Absorbers He has ideas—this man, Gordon. He conceives the .functions of a good Talmud Torah to be not only the institution in Hebrew and Jewish culture, but to act as religious shock absorber. I had never thought of a Talmud Torah serving as shock absorber, but let Dr. Gordon ex¬ plain.
"Some years ago, you recall the evolu¬ tion fight in Tennessee. My young son reading the papers asked mc why all the fuss about, evolution. He couldn't see how it imperiled any of the foundations of faith.
",'Doc5 not the Talmud say,' asked my son, "that "adam kof liu, vazanav haya talu baachorav," that "man was an ape, and a tail hung from, his back"?'" Darwin and the Talmud Agree I confess that I had never heard before of such a saying in the Talmud. I don't believe Darwin ever made a more radical statement in line with his theory of evo¬ lution than this utterance of the Talmud, and yet how few of us are acquainted with It.
It is time that some scholar really got up some outline that would give us some genuine idea of the contentsof the Tal¬ mud. I have read a few that cssaycefore the Congress, demanded a break with the Mandatory Power, and privately schemed for the disruption of the Jewish Agency —an attitude which the Congress did not for a moment consider,".
Mr. Szold heartily approved tbe deci¬ sion of the Congress to separate the po¬ litical and economic activities for the upbuilding of Eretz Israel. "This pro¬ gram," Mr. Szold said, "was first pro¬ posed by. United States Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis a decade ago and was sponsored at, the Congress by the American delegation. It was adopted hv , an overwhelming majority. A defi-
EAST BROAD ST. TEMPLE MAKES IMPORTANT AN¬ NOUNCEMENT
nitcly constructive and benevolent atti¬ tude toward private enterprise to he not entirely dependent upon organizational operation or tutelage, is now put for¬ ward in the hqt>e and belief that the free play of the economic forces directed or channeled by such energy, capital, intel¬ lectual fertility of resource and devotion as Jews can give, will afford' a great impetus for the upbuilding of the Jewi.sh National Home.
' "This requires planning and constant attention to the economic sphere. It docs not by any means imply the minimizing of the efforts of the Keren Haycsod (Palestine Foundation Fund) and the cren Kayemeth (Jewi.sh Nalional Fund) for it will still continue to be essential to raise public funds for land purchase, health, education, immigration, and for ii^ricuhural and colonization purposes. Nor is it in any sense an anti-labor policy. Far from it, as ultimately the program can only result in the increase of the efforts in behalf of labor. It docs mean, however, that the budget of the Jewish Agency will be so arranged as not to prevent attention toi the economic development of Palestine as a whole, and to the growing opportunities for Jewish ciipitai and Jewish ability., Emainicl Neumann, the American .member of the new Executive, is expected to give bis pnrtjcular attention to the developnient of this work.
The emphasis on the sound econoiiiic development was not the only definitely .'American contribution to the Congress. In many other respects, the .^nlcrican delegation played a very important role at the Congress. It is necessary to em¬ phasize this because of the repealed at¬ tempts which have heen made to minimize our part. The American delegation stood out as, a whole, despite the attempts of the few dissenters whose efforts to cre¬ ate a separate group failed abortively.^ The /Vmericans constituted the backbone of the major group of general Zionists, and this group, by and large, dominated the major decisions of the Congress.
"The American members of; the Polit¬ ical Committee were decisive factors in its work. The constantly recurring cri¬ ses in the Pcrmanenzansehuss^ (Standing Comniittee of the Congress) were solved largely with the aid of the American members. Prior to the Congre.ss there had been a rather widespread attack bn the American Zionists on account of the decreased contributions tb the Keren Hayesod. Few Europeans, however, had realized the extent of the remittances from America to Palestine until tlie fig'- urcs released by Morris Rothenberg, Chairnian of the .¦\merican Palestine Campaign, indicated that since the Six¬ teenth Zionist Congress in Zurich, Ameri¬ can Jews have sent over seven million dollars to Palestine for various pnrpo-ses. Neither did they realize that it is to the credit of[ the present Administration of the Z. O. A. that the money-raising ef¬ forts this year were promptly and .vig¬ orously taken in hand and i>ro-Palestine farces were mobilized everywhere, with the result that, despite poorer business conditions this year as compared with last, the .'Vmerican Palestine Campaign has already, long before the end of the year, remitted in cash for the budget in Palestine, more than was forwarded dur¬ ing the whole of last year."
in concluding, Mr. Szqld said, "The Congress is over. The decisions have been made. Zionists, as good soldiers, loyal to the cause, will support the deci¬ sions. Nahum Sokolow, the newly elected president of the World Zionist Organi¬ zation,"" and the new Executive must be given a fair chance to carry out the dic¬ tates of the Congress. There is nothing more petty than the undercover sniping in which a few have indulge(i,000,000 bank named the Ohio Na¬ tional, which began functioning last Monday morning. .
The, Clearing House action especially , came in for a large share of commenda¬ tion.
"Every Member Bank Sound''
Headed by a statement of the Columbus Clearing House Association that "each and every member bant was sound and solvent" as determined' by its examiners, and followed by a companion statement < by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleve¬ land, head of the Fourth Federal Dis¬ trict, in which Colunibus is located, Co¬ lumbus business men, professional men and others followed with expressions of thoughtful appreciation of the sound con¬ dition of Columbus banking. ¦
The Federal Reserve Bank, through George DcCamp, chairman of its board of directors, said of the Columbus Clear¬ ing House statement:
Satisfactory to Federal Reserve
"The Federal Reserve Bank....views with much satisfaction the statement of the Columbus Clearing House Association ... .the banks have the confidence pf the Federal Reserve Bank and are in a posi¬ tion to avail themselves of the full meas¬ ure of its support."
Business and civic association leaders:. were among the first to come forward with expressions of appreciation of the situation that Columbus banks were en-
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joying. They were "followed by state, city and county ofilicials and leading lay¬ men of ^U sections of the city.
"Twtay's announcement of the bank
consolidatioi) clears the atmosphere hi
Columbus definitely and for all time,"
said Charles E. Nixon, president of the.
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